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Show Page 4 THE Seabees Build Bond Department Asks Cooperation Crates for Of Employes Navy Cargo SEAGULL Saturday, May 13, 1944 Navy Promotes Two Depot Officers Through the To Lieutenant Commander Rank Porthole By Jackie Kline "Girls of the USN” at Clearfield How to recognize the voice of each of the more than 4000 employes at have now organized a WAVES’ Glee The ‘Fighting Seabees’’ who have NSD when they telephone and ask, Club under the direction of Esther established a reputation in this war for constructing the facilities needed by the fighting men on the front lines are now represented among the personnel at Clearfield, where they continue to provide the fighting forces with “what they need when they need “Where is my bond?” “Haye | got a Jimenez, Y 3|c. While in boot trainbond up there?’’ without even di- ing at Hunter College, New York City, vulging their name, is the problem several members of this Glee Club confronting the Bond Department, ac- took part in a concert under the dicording to Mrs. Jeanne Sparks, super- rection of the famed conductor, Leopold Stokowski. visor. At present four of these musical To secure information concerning ite: bonds quickly and accurately, it is esThese Seabees work as a unit and sential that employes give their name each group can provide any type of and payroll number when calling. The laborer needed on a construction job, department should also be immeincluding carpenters, cement mixers, diately notified of changes of address brick layers, glazers and steel work- to prevent bonds from being lost in ers. the mail. Most of the Seabees at NSD are It is the desire of the Bond Departnow engaged in making boxes for ment to dispatch bonds to all purshipping supplies overseas, and Lieut. chasers promptly, states Mrs. Sparks, Henry J. Crowdis, officer in charge of and they will appreciate the cooperapacking, commends these men for the tion of all civilian personnel to that speed and efficiency of their work. end. nm WAVES are rehearsing for a radio program to be broadcast over KSL. Roesmary Wells, Y 3|c, will play Brahms Lullaby on her marimba, accompanied by pianist Gloria Ryan, Y 3c. Arlene Evertz, Y 3|c will sing a solo and Gloria Chindgren, Y 3\c, will play a boogie woogie medley on the piano. “Seabags,”’ ‘‘Swabbies,’”” and ’’Skipperettes,’’ are the three teams in the WAVES bowling league. Under the direction of Norma Pegg, S 2\c, the WAVES took the highest number of pins in competition with the WACS or their opening night, Tuseday, May 2. Officers elected were: President, Lt. Comdr. H. E. Satterfield and Lt. Comdr. A. E. Grayhurst Norma Pegg, S 2\c; Secretary, MarAdding a brand new quarter-inch strip of gold braid between their lieucella Fisher, SK 3|c; Treasurer, Myra Zeller, S 2|c. Highest average—152— tenants’ stripes this week were two more of the NSD officer personnel— goes to Marcella Fisher. Prize money Lt. Comdr. H. E. Satterfield, C-V(S), USNR, assistant Radio Material officer will be given at the completion of the and Lt. Comdr. A. E. Grayhurst, A-V(S), USNR, officer in charge of the Inseason to the girl with the highest spection and Test section of the Advance Base Group. average, the girl having the best score Lt. Comdr. Satterfield Lt. Comdr. Grayhurst for a single game, and to the tearn Lt. Comdr. Satterfield was the first Lt. Comdr. Grayhurst, who has with the greatest number of pins. been a Navy man in both World War Radio Material officer to arrive at NSD Birthday Broadcast brought Elaine McWilliams, Y 3]|c, before the mike. Yeoman McWilliams NSD and has a background of more ! and Il, first enlisted as a yeoman in 1917. During the last war he was has a than 32 years in this type of work. stationed in London as chief yeoman sailor husband, John R. McWilliams, A man who has served in both to Admiral H. R. Stock, flight secreAircraft Machinist Mate 3c, in the the U. S. Army and Navy, Lt. Comdr. tary of the U. S. Naval Air Force in Naval Air Corps. She claims the rank Europe. of ‘parasite first class’’ before the Satterfield states that he enlisted in TYPICAL... of the Seabees who work swing shift in Storehouse F-11 crating equipment for overseas shipment is the crew shown above. Left to right they are: L. A. Kulmacy, CM 2\c, C. M. Choam, CM 1\|c, J. W. Sansbury, CM 2\c, and Jim Singleton, CM 2'c. Brislan Family Foursome Serves Country on Varied Fronts Truly “serving the colors’’ on various fronts throughout the world are the Brislan family foursome. The parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Brislan, are employed at the depot, while their sons carry on in the armed forces. County, Kentucky, branch of the National Red Cross. One of the Brislans’ fighting sons, Corporal John B. Brislan Jr., is serving with the U. S. Marines in the Southwest Pacific and was awarded the John Brislan, who came to ClearPresident’s Citation for action during field with the contractors on June the landing of the first wave of Ma23, 1942, recently received an award rines at Tarawa. for “‘meritorious civilian service’ for Their other son, Warrant Officer his work in NSD construction. Since transferring to the government pay- William J. Brislan, a flyer in the Royrolls in May, “great plunge” but says ‘It’s a good the Army back in 1920 and worked Diplomatic Service thing to keep up with your man, and in the WAMCAT during his threeAfter being discharged from the I‘d hate to be sitting home.” year hitch. Translated this means Navy in 1919, he went into the diplomatic service for the ensuing 15 Washington-Alaskan Military Cable td t years. During this period he was staand Telegraph and is a part of the tioned in London, England; Helsinki, Signal Corps. As soon as he was re- Finland; and Havana, Cuba. Following FOUND: leased from the Army he enlisted in this he spent 10 years as eastern representative for a Havana cigar manuTwo bracelets, cosmetic bag, girl's the Navy as a radioman 3\c. facturer. ~ ring, dark brown coin purse, and Traveled Pacific in Peace Time In 1941 Lt. Comdr. Grayhurst beman’s ring. One of the few persons who has came affiliated with a construction LOST: seen Truk in peacetime, Lt. Comdr. company which built air stations at Navy blue purse in D-12 canteen, Satterfield traveled extensively in the Quonset Point, R. I.; Argentia, NewArmy-make jacket, black pigskin South Pacific area during his fourfoundland; Rapiavich, Iceland, and gloves, black suede purse, pair of year hitch in the Navy. Also he parsome of the first advance bases in Ireblack pumps with Cuban heel, ticipated in the Hondorus and Nicaland and Scotland. brown and tan gloves,billfold, black raguan campaigns. wallet, black lunch bucket, sterling After leaving the Navy, Lt. Comdr. Commissioned Lieutenant Lost and Found silver pen. al Canadian Air Force, has three Nazi planes, 240 hours and 40 bombing missions over the continent to his credit. Warrant Officer Brislan is now sioned a lieutenant in May of 1942 and has since served at Quonset Point, R. 1., New Orleans, La., Washington, D. C. and Clearfield, Utah. bot serving as an instructor in Newfoundland, Canada. Naval Assignments 1943, he has set an NSD Couple Marry An NSD romance culminated in Lt. Comdr. Satterfield joined the Naval Reserve in 1938 and went back into active service in 1940 as an ensign. His first assignment was as a recruiting officer in Pittsburgh which was followed by duty in Key West, Fla. Cape May, New Jersey, Fishers, New York, Washington, D. C., San Francicso, Calif., Mare Island, Calif. and Clearfield, Utah. attendance record of being neither absent nor tardy for the past year. Employed in Public Works Mr. Brislan is now employed as a leadingman sheetmetal worker in Pub- lic Works. A graduate of Fordham university in New York City, he had had 30 years’ experience in the contracting business before coming to Clearfield. marriage Sunday, April 16, when Miss Roberta (Bobbie) Steuart of Burley, Idaho, became the bride of Orvall A. Nelson, Y 1|c, of Roundup, Montana, in a quiet City. Bobbie is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Steuart, and has been employed as a timekeeper in the Accounting Department at the depot for the past year. Yeoman Nelson has been in the Navy two years. They will make their home in Clearfield. The Huntress She’s a predatory female, Out to hunt and out to howl. bbs Sign on the back of a car: ‘Just married. ‘Till draft do us part.”’ She’s a modern wartime wolfess, Out to loot and out to prowl. Through a mile of city traffic Misses Kentucky Derby vic—ory She can scent the rarest game. Formerly of Frankfort, Kentucky. seeing the Kentucky Derby Race this If she finds herself with rivals, She will bite and scratch and maim. Like a jungle cat she pounces year, but adds that she is very much On her most elusive prey. interested in this, her first bona-fide job. She has been active as a Just a ten-cent box of KLEENEX, Mrs. Brislan admits that she‘ll miss civic and church worker and president Mr. iad Mn: John Brislan She will get it, come what may. —Norma Adamson, Patrol No. 3. wedding ceremony per- formed by Rev. Schuman in Salt Lake bb & His wife, Margaret Brislan, is now employed in the Administration building in the replenishment and stock up-keep section. It is her job to see that cards are in order and a complete stock kept of everything used on the depot—from office desks to storehouse brooms. of the nurses’ activities in the Franklin Lt. Comdr. Grayhurst was commis- Satterfield became affiliated with the Columbian Broadcasting System subsidiaries as field engineer. At this time he designed the radio installations necessary for a national broadcast from the Rose Bowl and the Los Angeles Coliseum. | | This word spells VICTORY if you fill in the absent — || |